Pentaphylacaceae
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Pentaphylax is a genus of flowering plants, with one or two species which are shrubs and small trees. The species has simple evergreen leaves that are alternately arranged on the stems. The flower pistil is 5 celled and the anthers dehiscing via pores and basifixed.
Flowers have five petals and five sepals that are distinct from each other and five stamens attached oppositely to the sepals. The Seeds are winged.
Native from Tropical areas of South China to Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
Species include:
Pentaphylax euryoides
or Ternstroemiaceae based on the structure of the anthers and, arguably, the ovules. However, some molecular data and curved embryos (typical of the Ternstroemiaceae) point to inclusion within the Ternstroemiaceae.
The taxonomic placement of this species and the family is currently problematic, due mostly to a shortage of information. Included here is some classifications given by different botanists:
Flowers have five petals and five sepals that are distinct from each other and five stamens attached oppositely to the sepals. The Seeds are winged.
Native from Tropical areas of South China to Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
Species include:
Pentaphylax euryoides
Taxonomy
Pentaphylax has often been placed in its own family, the Pentaphylacaceae, excluded from the TheaceaeTheaceae
The Theaceae is a family of flowering plants, composed of shrubs and trees. Some botanists include the family Ternstroemiaceae within the Theaceae while others do not...
or Ternstroemiaceae based on the structure of the anthers and, arguably, the ovules. However, some molecular data and curved embryos (typical of the Ternstroemiaceae) point to inclusion within the Ternstroemiaceae.
The taxonomic placement of this species and the family is currently problematic, due mostly to a shortage of information. Included here is some classifications given by different botanists:
- Shorta Subclass Dicotyledonae; Crassinucelli (?).
- DahlgrenDahlgren-People:*Anders Dahlgren , Swedish politician who was a member of the Centre Party*Albert Dahlgren , Swedish-Canadian master carpenter*Charles G...
's Superorder Theiflorae (?); Theales (?). - CronquistCronquistCronquist can refer to:* Arthur J. Cronquist, a North American botanist .* The Cronquist system, a system attributed to Arthur J. Cronquist. Many authors use their own variation of this system, which they also refer to as the Cronquist system...
’s Subclass Dilleniidae; Theales. - Angiosperm Phylogeny GroupAngiosperm Phylogeny GroupThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to an informal international group of systematic botanists who came together to try to establish a consensus on the taxonomy of flowering plants that would reflect new knowledge about plant relationships discovered through phylogenetic studies., three...
(1998) family of uncertain position at the highest group level. - subfamily Ternstroemioideae within the TheaceaeTheaceaeThe Theaceae is a family of flowering plants, composed of shrubs and trees. Some botanists include the family Ternstroemiaceae within the Theaceae while others do not...
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